What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eden Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Eden Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Umfraville family, a powerful noble lineage in medieval Scotland. It is remembered for its strategic position in the Scottish Borders and its role in the region's turbulent history of border conflicts.
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Places near here
Mains of EdenFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 47 yd
BowiebankFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 390 yd
Bridge of EdenEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 922 yd
Mains of AuchinbadieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1017 yd
Bogside WoodCropmark (period Unknown) · 1118 yd
Hill of NewtonMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Claret BraeForest · 1.6 mi
Backhill of FoulzieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Hill of AlvahMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Macduff DistilleryHeritage attraction · 2.7 mi
Inchdrewer CastleTower House (16th Century) · 2.9 mi
Macduff, Myrus CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0